A new-look Riverside Olympic recorded their first ever NPL Tasmania win over Glenorchy, beating the reigning champions 2-1 to continue their climb up the ladder.
On a day of numerous debutants across the competition, new signings David Owusu, Kingsley Eshun, Sungung Choi and keeper Noah Allouche-Sukkar all played their part as the Roos registered their third win in four games.
Gedi Krusa and Arpan Rai put the hosts ahead before Tom Walpole pulled one back for Knights who were also fielding new arrivals Jacob Calvert, Michael Hatcher and Hugh Undy.
It was the same scoreline across town as a timely brace took Angus Taylor’s season goal tally to 14 and banked a valuable win for second-placed Launceston City over Kingborough.
A stunning opener and deflected last-minute winner earned the points as City siblings Jack and Riley Woodland shared the pitch for the first time at senior level.
For the second time this season, Lions striker Noah Mies scored in front of the new Prospect Park pavilion bearing the name of his grandfather Peter.
Nick Morton, Kobe Kemp and Patrick Ayoul were on the scoresheet for the second week running as South Hobart beat Clarence 3-0.
Fielding new signings Ryo Kato, Luke Morrisby and former Kingborough captain Keenan Douce, Zebras held the unbeaten leaders for an hour until Morton’s 15th goal of the season broke the deadlock.
Fellow strugglers Launceston United also threatened an upset before being overpowered as Devonport won 5-2.
Teenage striker Yousuf Toure, Argentinian Ramiro Vilar and Koreans Soohyuk Kwon and Byungmoon Lee all debuted for United who trailed to goals from Colin Innes, Connor Parke and Toby Barton before Toure and Charles Reynolds launched a comeback.
However, Jordan Payne came off the bench to confirm Strikers’ victory with a late brace, the second an excellent far-post header six minutes into stoppage time.
A week after stumbling to victory against bottom-placed Taroona, Devonport were back to their ruthless best in the Women's Super League, continuing a 100 per cent campaign with a 5-0 destruction of in-form Launceston United.
Whitney Knight, Grace Sims, Asuka Doi, Abbie White and an unstoppable free-kick from captain Georgia King saw Tom Ballantyne’s table-toppers halt United’s run of four straight wins.
Three goals in 10 minutes saw Glenorchy storm back to end a run of five straight losses with a 3-2 win at Riverside.
Two long-range strikes from Addi Otto had Olympic in control before second-half goals from Aaliyah Browning, Graciella Baez and Addison Broadbent inflicted Riverside’s fourth-straight defeat.
Taroona’s hunt for a first point of the season goes on after being cruelly denied late on for the second week running.
Kingborough’s influential English playmaker Hannah Walsh chose the last minute to claim her seventh goal in as many games and win a thriller 3-2.
Lions teammates Amy Ollington and Tilly Wills had earlier found the net along with Taroona’s Sara Klott and Isabella McGinn in a contest which was scoreless at half-time.